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u-neek Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Berlin, Germany Insane since: Jan 2001	posted 05-06-2003 22:30 http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/technologie/0,1518,grossbild-262934-247541,00.html Bill Gates' new "Athens"-PC.
Yannah Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: In your Hard Drive; C: Insane since: Dec 2002	posted 05-07-2003 05:19 wowie...I kinda like that one.
iconoclast Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: SM Megamall Insane since: May 2003	posted 05-07-2003 06:17 WOW. "...I'd like to think that I'm normal"
Raptor Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: A², MI, USA Insane since: Nov 2001	posted 05-07-2003 06:51 opens photoshop manips photo of Gates to look like Jobs
Gilbert Nolander Maniac (V) Inmate From: Washington DC Insane since: May 2002	posted 05-07-2003 15:27 In English http://www.sltrib.com/2003/May/05062003/Business/54130.asp Quotes [This message has been edited by Gilbert Nolander (edited 05-07-2003).]
u-neek Bipolar (III) Inmate From: Berlin, Germany Insane since: Jan 2001	posted 05-07-2003 17:57 Compare...
DL-44 Maniac (V) Inmate From: under the bed Insane since: Feb 2000	posted 05-07-2003 18:38 And...does this surprise anyone? Microsoft started out by ripping off Apple...and they have never really stopped. I don't see any reason to think they'd work any other way.
trib Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: Den Haag, Netherlands Insane since: Sep 2002	posted 05-07-2003 18:40 and apart from the Apple 2 and 3, Apple started off by ripping off Xerox ... so ?? Bug-free software only exisits in two places A programmer's mind and a salesman's lips
Bugimus Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: New California Insane since: Mar 2000	posted 05-07-2003 18:51 The Apple above still looks way nicer though.
silence Maniac (V) Inmate From: soon to be "the land down under" Insane since: Jan 2001	posted 05-08-2003 00:12 I think the fact that it's jointly built by HP says it all really.
Petskull Maniac (V) Mad Scientist From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis Insane since: Aug 2000	posted 05-08-2003 02:43 A.K.A- Compaq Code - CGI - links - DHTML - Javascript - Perl - programming - Magic - http://www.twistedport.com ICQ: 67751342
Dracusis Maniac (V) Inmate From: Brisbane, Australia Insane since: Apr 2001	posted 05-08-2003 03:28 I think it's ugly... Then again, I think most mac's also look kinda ugly. I was never one for pinstripes.
Yannah Paranoid (IV) Inmate From: In your Hard Drive; C: Insane since: Dec 2002	posted 05-08-2003 05:43 ugly? it looks ok to me compare to what I have at my house.
Wes Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist From: Inside THE BOX Insane since: May 2000	posted 05-08-2003 14:55 Doesn't beat brushed aluminum and custom, two-tone blue. Man, what a time that was. Memory problems, two motherboards that didn't work properly, a roof caving in on me, food poisoning and getting robbed. And part I remember as being the worst? The motherboards. That's how much I hate battling with hardware.
DL-44 Maniac (V) Inmate From: under the bed Insane since: Feb 2000	posted 05-08-2003 21:11 Trib - sure, but at least Apple got tech from xerox that they weren't planning on going forward with anyway....rather than a progressive system-for-system rip-off scheme [This message has been edited by DL-44 (edited 05-08-2003).]

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u-neek
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Berlin, Germany
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted 05-06-2003 22:30

http://www.spiegel.de/netzwelt/technologie/0,1518,grossbild-262934-247541,00.html

Bill Gates' *new* "Athens"-PC.

Yannah
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: In your Hard Drive; C:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted 05-07-2003 05:19

wowie...I kinda like that one.

iconoclast
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: SM Megamall
Insane since: May 2003

posted 05-07-2003 06:17

WOW.

"...I'd like to think that I'm normal"

Raptor
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: A², MI, USA
Insane since: Nov 2001

posted 05-07-2003 06:51

*opens photoshop*

*manips photo of Gates to look like Jobs*

Gilbert Nolander
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Washington DC
Insane since: May 2002

posted 05-07-2003 15:27

In English
http://www.sltrib.com/2003/May/05062003/Business/54130.asp

Quotes

[This message has been edited by Gilbert Nolander (edited 05-07-2003).]

u-neek
Bipolar (III) Inmate

From: Berlin, Germany
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted 05-07-2003 17:57

Compare...

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted 05-07-2003 18:38

And...does this surprise anyone? Microsoft started out by ripping off Apple...and they have never really stopped.

I don't see any reason to think they'd work any other way.

trib
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: Den Haag, Netherlands
Insane since: Sep 2002

posted 05-07-2003 18:40

and apart from the Apple 2 and 3, Apple started off by ripping off Xerox ... so ??

Bug-free software only exisits in two places
A programmer's mind and a salesman's lips

Bugimus
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: New California
Insane since: Mar 2000

posted 05-07-2003 18:51

The Apple above still looks way nicer though.

silence
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: soon to be "the land down under"
Insane since: Jan 2001

posted 05-08-2003 00:12

I think the fact that it's jointly built by HP says it all really.

Petskull
Maniac (V) Mad Scientist

From: 127 Halcyon Road, Marenia, Atlantis
Insane since: Aug 2000

posted 05-08-2003 02:43

A.K.A- Compaq

Code - CGI - links - DHTML - Javascript - Perl - programming - Magic - http://www.twistedport.com
ICQ: 67751342

Dracusis
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: Brisbane, Australia
Insane since: Apr 2001

posted 05-08-2003 03:28

I think it's ugly...

Then again, I think most mac's also look kinda ugly. I was never one for pinstripes.

Yannah
Paranoid (IV) Inmate

From: In your Hard Drive; C:
Insane since: Dec 2002

posted 05-08-2003 05:43

ugly?
it looks ok to me compare to what I have at my house.

Wes
Paranoid (IV) Mad Scientist

From: Inside THE BOX
Insane since: May 2000

posted 05-08-2003 14:55

Doesn't beat brushed aluminum and custom, two-tone blue.

Man, what a time that was. Memory problems, two motherboards that didn't work properly, a roof caving in on me, food poisoning and getting robbed.

And part I remember as being the worst? The motherboards. That's how much I hate battling with hardware.

DL-44
Maniac (V) Inmate

From: under the bed
Insane since: Feb 2000

posted 05-08-2003 21:11

Trib - sure, but at least Apple got tech from xerox that they weren't planning on going forward with anyway....rather than a progressive system-for-system rip-off scheme

[This message has been edited by DL-44 (edited 05-08-2003).]